I plan on building or buying my next PC based on Skyrim's system requirements as a starting point (scratch that- I be using Battlefield 3's). Has there been any word from E3 or elsewhere regarding the game's requirements?

Skyrim is being built for consoles (aka 360 development. What is your current computer setup?

go with a 2600K, 8gb DDR3 whatever, and a 580 or 6970. You'll be good for awhile with that.

Well considering it is a console coded game :( you'll probably be fine with any of today's current mid-high and above cards. I imagine the minimum will be a 9600gt or something.

@somejerk said:

Skyrim is being built for consoles (aka 360 development. What is your current computer setup?

Intel 4, 3ghz processor, 2gb RAM, and I want to say Radeon 4670 or something like that. She runs well, but it's definitely time to upgrade for Skyrim, StarCraft II, Diablo III, and Bioshock Infinite.

@Th3_James: I'm thinking going with i7 2600 and I'll look into the cards you suggested.

@AlexW00d said:

Well considering it is a console coded game :( you'll probably be fine with any of today's current mid-high and above cards. I imagine the minimum will be a 9600gt or something.

So I've been hearing more and more about this... I really hope the PC version gets the same attention and care as the console developed versions. I love me some consoles, but when I think Elder Scrolls I think of my PC.

Probably pretty moderate, but if the performance and extendability of Oblivion and Fallout are any indication, the more computer you can throw at it, the greater your returns will be -- especially when you consider post-release graphics/visual improvement mods.

You should wait until the games you'd like to play are released before upgrading. 

You should wait until the games you'd like to play are released before upgrading. 

I remember when i first got Oblivion...that game was a lag fest for me.

there is a possibility that they could make console and PC version separately. maybe I am wrong. but I just hope. 

so it's console port. too bad. I am glad not to buy that.

@AlexW00d said:

Well considering it is a console coded game :( you'll probably be fine with any of today's current mid-high and above cards. I imagine the minimum will be a 9600gt or something.

So I've been hearing more and more about this... I really hope the PC version gets the same attention and care as the console developed versions. I love me some consoles, but when I think Elder Scrolls I think of my PC.

@Tru3_Blu3: Yep. And that is the 'out of the box' experience. Oblivion and Fallout both saw visual enhancement mods (and near must-haves at that) within the first weeks.

If people are worried about the PC performance, look at it this way; on consoles the game is going to run at 1440x720 max, with low-res textures and lower-sample shadows. If you have a powerful PC, you'll be running it at 1920x1080 at least (hopefully you have a better than 1080 monitor), with the high res textures and sharper shadows, plus you'll be able to turn up the draw distances and LOD biases, and get a better frame rater than the console game anyways. That is the default. Experience suggests that more extensive shaders and environmental scripting, as well as crazy detail textures and other graphics mods will start surfacing in no time.